Customize PowerShell Font in Windows with Google Fonts
If you spend a lot of time using PowerShell and want to customize the font to be more visually appealing, this article will guide you through the process. Specifically, we'll cover how to use Google Fonts in PowerShell on Windows.
Downloading Google Fonts
The first step is to download the Google Fonts you'd like to use. To do this, go to the Google Fonts website and browse the available fonts. Once you've found a font you like, click the "Download" button to download the font file.
Adding Google Fonts to PowerShell
To use a Google Font in PowerShell, you'll need to add it to the PowerShell console. Here's how:
- Open PowerShell as an administrator.
- Type
$fontPath = "C:\path\to\your\font.ttf"and replace the path with the location where you saved the font file. - Type
Add-Type -TypeDefinition @"using System.Runtime.InteropServices; [DllImport(\"user32.dll\", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] public static extern int AddFontResourceW(string lpFilename); int fontResource = AddFontResourceW($fontPath);"@
After running these commands, the Google Font will be added to PowerShell and available for use in the console.
Changing PowerShell's Font
Now that you've added the Google Font to PowerShell, you can change the console's font. Here's how:
- Open the PowerShell console.
- Go to Properties > Font.
- Select the Google Font you added from the "Font" dropdown list.
- Click "OK" to save the changes and close the window.
And that's it! The PowerShell console will now use the selected Google Font.